The Hoodia Products on CBS

The TV channel based in the US, CBS has set out on a campaign to uncover the mysteries behind the hoodia gordoni ingredient, thanks to the popularity that this product was gaining in the industry of weight loss products and techniques.

CBS reported that the hoodia plant, based in the Kalahari, could provide the answer to the war against fat and obesity, because it is a revolutionary ingredient that could be used to make up pills, tablets and all sorts of medicines designed to make you thinner.

The issues raised in the TV program targeted the opinions of customers and whether the products made from hoodia gordoni had the effect that they were expected to have.

While it is a popular belief that the hoodia plant only grows inside the Kalahari desert in South Africa, one should note that the plant can also be found in Namibia and other parts of South Africa not mentioned before. While the hoodia gordoni is a very rare plant, authorities have regulated the access to it and the quantity that can be harvested for exportation, mainly designed to producing the medicine and the pills that people find so efficient.

There is also proposal to include the hoodia plant on the list of endangered species belonging to the wild flora or faun, also known as CITES and this proposal was submitted by a number of countries in Africa, including South Africa, Botswana as well as Namibia.

Therefore, judging by this, the hoodia gordoni can be found in South Africa, Botswana as well as Namibia. IT is vital to note that a company would need special certification to handle products containing natural supplies of the Hoodia plant and that companies need special certification to be able to manufacture such products.

To determine whether a company is using supplies of the plant that are illegal, you can note whether the price range for the products manufactured is the same; if the products are selling at a cheaper rate, then that might rise some eyebrows. Another thing that could unsettle you would be to determine whether this is the right type of hoodia plant that is used. The species of Hoodia that the pills need to be made of is gordoni, however some companies used other species of the Hoodia to make their own products that are not entirely genuine; therefore, this method of saving money when buying Hoodia products which are not genuine is one practice to be dismissed. Customers need to be especially wary when buying the products because they might be fooled by the small prices and low quality of the products.

Buying products that are made illegally from stocks of plants that have not been declared is against the law and therefore, customers should keep an eye on ineffective and low-cost products that in fact do nothing to solve your problems. You should also know that the stocks of the plants generally come from crops that were established by the regulating authorities in the countries that can grow Hoodia, and especially from Botswana. Thus, you need to be mindful of the local industries running in those places